Gemini

Gemini Files API

Upload and manage files used as model input

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https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/thinking
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https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/system-instructions
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https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/prompting-strategies
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https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/docs/openai

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OpenAPI Specification

gemini-files-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑ 
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Google Gemini Embeddings Files API
  description: 'REST API for Google Gemini generative AI models. Supports text generation,

    chat, multimodal input, embeddings, file management, token counting,

    and batch operations. Authenticated with an API key from Google AI Studio.

    '
  version: v1beta
  contact:
    name: Gemini API Documentation
    url: https://ai.google.dev/api
servers:
- url: https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com
  description: Production
security:
- apiKeyQuery: []
- apiKeyHeader: []
tags:
- name: Files
  description: Upload and manage files used as model input
paths:
  /v1beta/files:
    get:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: List uploaded files
      operationId: listFiles
      parameters:
      - name: pageSize
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: pageToken
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Files list
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  files:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
                  nextPageToken:
                    type: string
    post:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Upload a file
      operationId: uploadFile
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          multipart/form-data:
            schema:
              type: object
              properties:
                file:
                  type: string
                  format: binary
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File uploaded
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
  /v1beta/files/{fileId}:
    parameters:
    - name: fileId
      in: path
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
    get:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Get file metadata
      operationId: getFile
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File metadata
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/File'
    delete:
      tags:
      - Files
      summary: Delete a file
      operationId: deleteFile
      responses:
        '200':
          description: File deleted
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
components:
  schemas:
    File:
      type: object
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        displayName:
          type: string
        mimeType:
          type: string
        sizeBytes:
          type: string
        createTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        updateTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        expirationTime:
          type: string
          format: date-time
        sha256Hash:
          type: string
          format: byte
        uri:
          type: string
        state:
          type: string
  securitySchemes:
    apiKeyQuery:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key
      description: Gemini API key from Google AI Studio
    apiKeyHeader:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-goog-api-key
      description: Gemini API key passed via header